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Ampang Jaya vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Ampang Jaya is 95.4% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 77.7% more in Ampang Jaya
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Ampang Jaya
Transportation: pay 69.0% more in Ampang Jaya
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Ampang Jaya
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Ampang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Ampang Jaya
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Ampang Jaya

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Ampang Jaya are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, groceries, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ampang Jaya.

Ampang Jaya vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ampang Jaya instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 77.7% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Ampang Jaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$3.55 MYR14.61	-14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$4.74 MYR19.48	-8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.79 MYR3.23	+106.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.47 MYR1.94	+227.8%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Ampang Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.98 MYR4.03	+63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$5.33 MYR21.92	+184.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$7.01 MYR28.83	+88.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$2.23 MYR9.16	+53.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.52 MYR6.25	-26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$1.24 MYR5.08	+66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.75 MYR3.09	+124.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$1.40 MYR5.74	+391.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.64 MYR2.65	+411.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.53 MYR2.18	+181.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.62 MYR2.55	+232.8%
Average			+161.0%

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pay 69.0% more for transportation

	Cairo	Ampang Jaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$1.84 MYR7.56	+35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$18.96 MYR77.93	+194.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$4.03 MYR16.56	+51.5%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cairo	Ampang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$30.15 MYR123.96	+133.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$426.54 MYR1,753.51	+99.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$355.45 MYR1,461.26	+159.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$32.62 MYR134.09	+70.6%
Average			+115.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Ampang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$189.57 MYR779.34	+104.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	+184.0%
Average			+144.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Ampang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$4.15 MYR17.05	+185.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.95 MYR12.11	+82.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$4.27 MYR17.54	+105.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$35.55 MYR146.13	+105.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$4.98 MYR20.46	+33.1%
Average			+102.2%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Cairo	Ampang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$62.20 MYR255.72	+83.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$34.52 MYR141.90	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$71.09 MYR292.25	-39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$44.55 MYR183.14	-27.7%
Average			-1.9%

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